A reported US peace proposal would restore Russian pipeline gas sales to Europe, testing EU law, energy investments and corporate risk calculations.
EU leaders postponed a seven-year budget agreement as Germany sought spending cuts and France promoted new levies on digital services, crypto assets and online gambling.
Mahmoud Abbas delayed Palestinian elections to September 2027, drawing Israeli criticism and raising questions about PA legitimacy and strategy.
A reported fire at a Russian plant housing a Yandex data center highlights cloud resilience, sanctions exposure and strategic infrastructure risk.
Flydubai suspended Israel flights after an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, putting safety, diplomacy and boardroom risk in focus.
Trump’s AI agreement gives major tech firms a voluntary role in policing model risks while leaving future regulation on the table.
Russia’s ship registry grew 36% as sanctioned shadow-fleet vessels shifted flags under pressure from tighter open registries.
The Chemmani mass grave discovery has renewed pressure on Sri Lanka’s leaders to deliver a credible investigation into wartime disappearances.
Zelensky says seven difficult bills before Ukraine’s parliament are needed to unlock Western aid and address a defense-driven budget gap.
Metinvest-owned Zaporizhstal says damage is critical after a third Russian missile strike in a month, deepening production and workforce risks.
Norway’s prime minister said a drone threat in Moldovan airspace delayed Zelensky’s flight to Oslo, raising security and operational concerns.
A drone attack on Novorossiysk reportedly caused fires at a fuel oil terminal and residential building, renewing concerns over Russia’s key export hub.
Russia says it will close Goethe-Institut branches after Germany moved to end the agreement covering the Russian House in Berlin.
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is reported to be leaving after clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, deepening Pentagon leadership turnover.
Meta settles for $18B over child safety, requiring extensive platform changes dependent on imperfect age-verification technology, posing significant strategic challenges.
The US has lifted sanctions on Miami-based Bel-Kap-Steel, linked to Belarus’s metallurgical sector, amid political prisoner releases and evolving Minsk-Washington negotiations.
Rheinmetall signs a €5.7 billion contract with Romania to supply military hardware, funded by the EU's Security Action for Europe program, marking significant strategic and industrial cooperation.
Uzbekistan’s suspension of gold exports since September 2025 has led to a nearly 30% drop in exports, reshaping trade dynamics and impacting corporate strategies.
Thuringia's constitutional protection head warns Russian psychological warfare targets German defense firms supplying Ukraine, posing hybrid threats to executives and operations.
Dilshod Ahmedov, former CEO of Uzbekistan's O‘zmetkombinat, is internationally wanted over allegations of large-scale embezzlement amid an ongoing investigation.